Health
Secretary Enrique Ona and Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Shri Yogendra
Kumar reaffirmed the cooperation between the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines and the Government of the Republic of India on matters of improving
the state of healthcare in both countries during the 1st Philippine Global
Healthcare Forum at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI).
India and the Philippines are working together
under a Memorandum of Understanding to exchange knowledge, expertise and training
in various areas of healthcare and medicine for their mutual benefit.
These areas include: Medical Education; Public
Health; Hospital Management; Health Tourism; Drugs and Pharmaceutical Products;
Medical Consumable Products; Medical Equipments; Communicable Disease Control
and Surveillance; and Traditional and Alternative Medicine.
Ona and representatives of the Philippine
health sector joined Indian experts on healthcare and global healthcare travel
at the 1st Philippine Global Healthcare Forum in order to discuss and exchange
information on how the Philippines, with the help of India, can develop into an
international healthcare hub.
“India and the Philippines share similar
health concerns. Particularly, both our countries need to meet the challenge of
providing quality healthcare to the poorer and poorest segments of our
populations. Both our countries will be able to exchange knowledge, expertise
and training that will be of mutual benefit to our peoples,” said Secretary
Ona.
One of the global healthcare experts at the
Forum, Dr. Sanjiv Malik, noted that India’s success in developing its health
sector to meet international standards was something that could be replicated
in the Philippines.
“When India improved its international
healthcare services, its entire healthcare sector improved. India was able to
upgrade its healthcare system to international standards. As a result, both
overseas patients and Indian patients are now receiving international quality
health services and medical treatments at prices that are affordable to them.
“This is something I believe is very
achievable for the Philippines. Your already are a caring people. You Filipino
nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals give the highest level of caring
and compassion to patients – it’s in your DNA. What you need to do next is to
modify your present healthcare practices and systems to conform with
international benchmarks. When you do that, you are already on your way to
providing the best healthcare to your people and to becoming an international
healthcare hub,” said Malik.
The 1st Philippine Global Healthcare Forum was
convened by HealthCORE, a private corporation specializing in healthcare
research and communications; and the official Philippine representative of
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) in
India. NABH is an ISQua-accredited, international accreditor of healthcare
providers.
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